chiclete

Portuguese

Etymology

Genericization from the trademark Chiclets. The senses pertaining to songs are a likely ellipsis of música chiclete.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃiˈklɛ.t͡ʃi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃiˈklɛ.t͡ʃi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃiˈklɛ.te/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃiˈklɛ.tɨ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃiˈklɛ.tɨ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃiˈklɛ.tɨ/

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -ɛt͡ʃi, (Portugal) -ɛtɨ
• Hyphenation: chi‧cle‧te

Noun

chiclete (Brazil) m or (Portugal) f (plural chicletes)

1. gum (single piece of chewing gum)

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:pastilha elástica

   • 1981, “Chiclete”, in Táxi, performed by Táxi:

     Como esta música é produto acabado / Da sociedade de consumo imediato / Como tudo o que se comete nesta vida, chiclete

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

2. earworm (tune that keeps replaying in one's head)

   Synonym: música chiclete

Adjective

chiclete (invariable)

1. (informal, of a song) catchy; earwormy